Heel-spue



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MCGLINTOOK YOUNG, JR., OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND.

HEEL-SPUR.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 27,019, dated January 31, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MoOLINTooK YOUNG, J r., of the city and county ofFrederick and State of Maryland, have invented a new and ImprovedEquestrian Heel-Spur; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l, is a top view of said spur, and Fig. 2, is a sectionthereof in the line y, y, of F ig. 1.

The main portion a, of the frame of my improved heel-spur is of such aforni that it will freely pass on to the heel of a boot or shoe; and theupwardly inclining hollowT arm ZJ, which projects from the curved sideof said spur-frame, is of such a shape that it will receive thescrew-shank d, of the slitted head 7c, which receives within its slitthe toothed spur-head e, that is combined therewith by means of atransverse pivot-pin.

The inner surface of the straight side of the spur-frame a, is armedwith sharp teeth L, 7L, and the inner end of the screw-shank d, isbrought to a sharp point, as shown in the drawings; consequently, whenmy improved spur is placed upon the heel of a boot or shoe, a few turnsof the screw-shank al, Will force the said points into the front andback sides of said heel, and securely hold the spur upon the same.

The nut f, which is placed upon the screwshank el, enables the saidshank to be securely retained in its position, after its point has beenscrewed into the heel of a boot or shoe with the proper degree of force.

The loop o, on the upper side of the arm b, of the spur-fra1ne, isintended to receive ay thong g, or any other suitable string or cordwhich may be secured around the ankle of the person wearing the spur, asan additional security aga-inst losing ,the same, when the spur may besubjected to unusually rough usage.

All danger of accidental separation of the screw-shank d, from the armb, of the frame Aof the spur, may be prevented by passing a pin z',through an aperture near the inner end of said screwshank, as shown inFig. 2.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

My improved equestrian heelspur; the said spur being formed essentiallyof the heelsshaped open frame a, and its projecting hollow arm Z),combined with the slit-headed screw-shank d, and its rotating spur-heade, substantially as herein set forth.

The above speciiication of my improved heel-spur, signed this 8th day ofDeer. 1859.

MGOLINTOCK YOUNG, JR.

Witnesses:

Z. O. ROBBINS, W. T. AT LEE.

